# Unemployment: Vega Baja Municipio, PR (U)

Unemployment: Vega Baja Municipio, PR (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,169.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.0% (Jul 2022) to 24.4% (Jul 2026), averaging −7.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PR-72145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-vega-baja-municipio-pr-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,169.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 1,283.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| July 2026 | 1,326.0 thousands | 24.4 |
| June 2026 | 1,215.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| May 2026 | 929.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2026 | 908.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 937.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 970.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| January 2026 | 978.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| December 2025 | 1,003.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,015.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| October 2025 | 1,026.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2025 | 1,164.0 thousands | 20.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,204.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,066.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,057.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 910.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| April 2025 | 902.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| March 2025 | 924.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| February 2025 | 904.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| January 2025 | 901.0 thousands | −10.3 |
| December 2024 | 952.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| November 2024 | 982.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| October 2024 | 977.0 thousands | −5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PR-72145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PR-72145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```